Don't Call Me "Exotic"

Filmed and recorded in Itaewon in Seoul, Don’t Call Me “Exotic”’s collaboration with Seoul Community Radio, the final episode of the season features Artist & DJ, NET GALA.

NET GALA speaks to host Annie about how the pandemic changed his perspective of how he approaches music and how nightlife in Seoul has been affected, how being one of the promoters of Shade Seoul has shaped his journey in music, being a genre nerd and why he’s drawn to electronic music and appreciating western queer culture but recognising the differences in the queer Korean culture & society.

Seoul Community Radio (SCR) is a live-stream studio and community space, based in Itaewon. SCR seeks to showcase DJs, artists and producers in the Seoul scene.

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Filmed and recorded in Itaewon in Seoul, Don’t Call Me “Exotic”’s collaboration with Seoul Community Radio, the fourth episode of the season features DJ, producer and one half of Seoul-based left field ambient duo Salamanda.

She speaks to host Annie about the female DJ & producer communities in Seoul, the complexities of feeling the need to choose an “English” name, championing the Korean music scene in Asia & globally, her upcoming personal and Salamanda projects for 2023 and the idea behind her event with T.T.E - Divine Heem at Cakeshop.

Seoul Community Radio (SCR) is a live-stream studio and community space, based in Itaewon. SCR seeks to showcase DJs, artists and producers in the Seoul scene.

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@ohannieoh

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Filmed and recorded in Itaewon in Seoul, Don’t Call Me “Exotic”’s collaboration with Seoul Community Radio the third episode of the season features DJ, producer, film composer and musician, Leevisa.

She speaks to host Annie about pursuing the arts despite hesitations from her family, finding purpose and motivation when creating music, her experience in connecting with her Korean identity and how supporting artists in marginalized communities in a conservative environment can be seen as political.

Seoul Community Radio (SCR) is a live-stream studio and community space, based in Itaewon. SCR seeks to showcase DJs, artists and producers in the Seoul scene.

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@ohannieoh

@scr_radio 

@leevisa

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Filmed and recorded in Itaewon in Seoul, Don’t Call Me “Exotic”’s collaboration with Seoul Community Radio the second episode of the season features DJ, promoter, producer, music studio owner (OMM), Yuzo.

She speaks to host Annie about the barriers of being a female DJ, approaching event promoters about misogyny and diversity, advice on how to start your own community and why she started her own studio, OMM - a studio prioritizing women to create a safer space.

Seoul Community Radio (SCR) is a live-stream studio and community space, based in Itaewon. SCR seeks to showcase DJs, artists and producers in the Seoul scene.

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@ohannieoh

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Filmed and recorded in Itaewon in Seoul, Don’t Call Me “Exotic”’s collaboration with Seoul Community Radio launches with this episode featuring Trans activist & former Drag Queen, Jungle.

She speaks on her experiences of getting to know her own community; creating a space to showcase and connect with her platform, Transparent; and the differences between the Western world and South Korea on how Trans issues and experiences are spoken about/not spoken about.

Seoul Community Radio (SCR) is a live-stream studio and community space, based in Itaewon. SCR seeks to showcase DJs, artists and producers in the Seoul scene.

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In the second podcast LIVE episode of Don't Call Me "Exotic” recorded at Somerset House, Annie is joined by Mya Mehmi & Ryan Lovell from your favourite club night Pxssy Palace (an arts platform rooted in intentional nightlife, celebrating black, indigenous and people of colour who are women, queer, intersex, trans or non-binary).

They speak to Annie about the reasoning behind their tiered ticketing system and backlash they received because of it, their relationship to the club space, the Pxssy Palace universe, Overflo Festival & the importance of not labelling places “safe spaces” but rather pushing the importance of boundaries.

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In the first ever podcast LIVE episode of Don't Call Me "Exotic” recorded at Somerset House, Annie is joined by Lilly Snatchdragon & Jason Kwan from the UK’s first and only Pan-Asian Queer cabaret collective The Bitten Peach! 

They speak to Annie about the current climate of drag, developing Lilly Snatchdragon as a Western stereotype of the South-East Asian woman and how audiences react to that, their relationships to Western standards of beauty, what brings them joy and what The Bitten Peach has coming up!

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On this bonus episode of Don't Call Me "Exotic”, Annie is joined by the founders of ESEA Music, Tiger & Hiroki.

They speak to Annie about why they felt the need to set up ESEA Music (a community led by and for UK-based East & Southeast Asian and music industry professionals and artists), feeling imposter syndrome, challenges they've felt working in the music industry for 10+ years, and why it's important for ESEA artists to be connected with ESEA industry professionals to have as part of their team on their projects.

The first every Don't Call Me "Exotic" LIVE shows are happening at Somerset House (!!!) on Wed 3 August & Wed 17 August with The Bitten Peach & Pxssy Palace. This is free to attend, look out for details on IG below...

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On this bonus episode of Don't Call Me "Exotic”, Annie is joined by Amy & King-Wey from besea.n (Britain’s East and South East Asian Network).

besea.n spotlights ESEA experiences through their platforms and events - providing a safe space for sharing knowledge, creating joy and fostering connections. They started the UK’s first ever annual ESEA Heritage Month in September 2021.

Amy & King-Wey speak to Annie about setting up ESEA Heritage Month, what interviewing Sandra Oh & Simu Liu was like for their films Turning Red & Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, ESEA misrepresentation in mainstream children's books and the odd requests from companies when approached to consult on diversity and representation.

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In the last episode of Season 2 of Don't Call Me "Exotic”, Annie is joined by British/Korean artist PianWooo. He speaks to Annie about being forced to give up his Korean citizenship by the Korean government, why he was told by music executives that he won’t be able to “make it” in the UK and the experiences of dating and being fetishized as a Korean man in London.

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